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Work Equipment Assessment Checklist

Appendix 3

WORK EQUIPMENT ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

School/Department ………………………………………………………………………………..

Assessment Date ……………………………. Review Date.…………………………………….

Name/Description of Work Equipment …….……………………………………………………

Location ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Function of Work Equipment …….………………………………………………………………

Describe any modifications made...……………………………………………………………….

N/A

1. Safety Features

• Are all dangerous parts of machinery guarded? .....................................................

• Are all machine guards and protection devices suitable for the purpose and of

good construction, sound and of adequate strength ................................................

• Are they maintained properly and in good working order? ...................................

• Do they create any additional hazards for the user? ..............................................

• Is it possible to by-pass or disable the guarding mechanism? ................................

• Are they sufficiently far from the danger zone to prevent access or injury? .........

• Do they restrict the view of the operating cycle of the machinery? ......................

• If so, does this restriction create additional/unnecessary hazards/risks? ................

• Is there access for maintenance only? ....................................................................

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